Hong Kong: Temporary closure of tennis courts at Kwai Shing Playground

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (September 3) that the tennis courts at Kwai Shing Playground will be temporarily closed from September 13 to November 13 for renovation works. During the closure period, the public may use facilities at the Shek Lei Street Tennis Courts or Tsing Yi Park in the same district.

Hong Kong: Draft Tuen Mun Outline Zoning Plan amended

The Town Planning Board today (September 3) announced amendments to the draft Tuen Mun Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Week in Sydney opening reception cum movie night (with photos)

Some 300 guests gathered at the Art Gallery of New South Wales today (September 3) to attend the opening reception cum movie night of 2010 Hong Kong Week in Sydney.

Hong Kong: Secretary for Justice visits Sha Tin (with photos)

The Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, visited Sha Tin District this afternoon (September 3) to see its welfare and sports training facilities, in addition to meeting community leaders.

Hong Kong: New Chief Justice sworn in (with photos/video)

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

Hong Kong: Regional flag day on Saturday

Attention Duty Announcers, TV and radio stations:

Burton’s Black Label style the perfect white shirt

These limited edition shirts are all made from luxury cotton and have specific collar formations to suit every man and every occasion. To identify this key shape more easily, each shirt has been given the name of a London borough that epitomizes its cool fashion credentials.

Deutsche Telekom showcases 4G mobile communications at IFA

* A new dimension of the mobile Internet and efficient broadband coverage of "gaps" on the map

UPS and Electric Vehicles International Begin Demonstration of Fully Electric Walk-In Van

The EVI-WI is built on a Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) glider equipped with a Utilimaster body. Earlier this year, EVI received California Air Resource Board (CARB) approval for the EVI-WI. Customers who purchase the EVI-WI can take advantage of a $20,000 CARB rebate through the Hybrid Truck and Bus Incentive Project (HVIP).

Reports of narcolepsy in Europe following vaccination with Pandemrix™

Information on the individual cases remains limited at present, but GSK is conducting its own investigation in an effort to gather as much additional data as possible regarding the reported cases, and is working closely with key regulatory authorities, including the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Delphi Reveals Expanded Range of High Technology Products and Services for Cars and Commercial Vehicles at Automechanika 2010

FRANKFURT, Germany — With over 100 years’ experience of supplying innovative OE technology to many of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers, Delphi continuously channels its OE expertise into the development of its advanced range of aftermarket products and services for cars and commercial vehicles.

NASA Invites Media To Experience Future Of Human Space Exploration

A media day for the tests will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 15, to allow reporters to observe the activities. Interested news media should contact Brandi Dean at 281-483-5111 by Thursday, Sept. 9. Access to the test site is restricted, so media must be pre-registered. NASA also requires a letter of assignment on company letterhead for credentials.

Americans struggle with long-term weight loss

While that number is larger than most weight-loss clinical trials report, the majority of Americans are still unable to lose weight and keep it off. Identifying those who lose weight and successfully maintain that loss may aid health professionals in developing approaches to help others maintain weight loss, the researchers say.

EMGS launches EDDA, a joint industry 3D EM project

Data acquisition over the Linerle and Valkyrie fields has already started using EMGS’s mobile acquisition set deployed on the vessel Siem Mollie. The vessel will subsequently acquire data over the Snøhvit field, and it is expected that this survey will be completed by the end of September.

Exports of lumber and logs from New Zealand on pace to reach a record in 2010, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly

Seattle, USA. August, 2010. New Zealand’s exports of pine logs and lumber increased substantially during the first months of 2010. Unfortunately for the manufacturing sector, log exports have increased much faster than the exports of manufactured products. For the period January through May, the value of wood, pulp and paper products reached almost 1.2 billion US dollars (NZ$1.7 billion), which was up 54% from last year. The increase in shipments the past few years is to a large extent thanks to the continued strong demand for most forest products and wood raw-material in China.